Corset



Sept. 3, 1935.\ c. H. scHoPBAcH Er AL CORSET Filed AprilA 2o, 1955 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 3, 1935.

c. H. scHoPBAcH ET AL 2,013,190

CORSET Filed April 20, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 c. H. scHoPBAcH Er Al. 2,013,190

CORSET Sept. 3, 1935.

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Patented Sept. 3, 1935l -UNVITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CORSET Charles H. Schopbach and William G, -Weber, Aurora, Ill., assignors to International Corset Company, Aurora, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application April zo, i935, serial No. 17,376

s claims. (ci. z-s'z) This invention relates to improvements in cor- Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view sets and foundation garments and more partictaken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. ularly to garments provided with means permit- In that embodiment of our invention shown in ting the wearer manually to adjust the width of Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the front of the corset comthe garment to t the gure of the wearer. prises a central panel consisting of fabric strips 5 The main object of the invention is to produce I and II, folded and stitched near their proxicorsets and foundation garments having positive mate edges as indicated at I2, I2, and provided adjusting means which shall be exteriorly smooth with eyelets I3 through which extend lacings I4. and laterally taut so that they may be worn under The strip ID may be integral with a side front thin outer garments without being perceptible. section I5 and the strip II is preferably detach- 10 Lacings are the preferred means for adjusting ably connected with a side front section I 6 by corsets to iit the bodies of their wearers but laced hooks and eyes Il on the longitudinal edges of corsets have been subject to the objection that the respective members II and IB. 'The sections the smoothness of the garments was impaired. I5 and I6 are made of non-elastic fabric and Elastic panels have been substituted for lacings may have elastic waist band inserts at their upper B but they lack the positive adjustability required ends, as shown, if desired. Reinforcing strips for perfect I tting, and usually undesirable loose- I8, I9, respectively, are indicated as stitched to ness develops after the garment has been Worn the eyeleted strips I0 and II.

for a while, due to stretching of the elastic panels. A front panel or apron 20,1nade of transversely D -In combination corsets and brassires, the corset elastic material, is secured along one longitudinal lacings sometimes have been covered by aprons margin to the corset body adjacent the eyeleted depending from the brassires, but prior to our strip I0, by stitches indicated at 2l. At its free invention, corsets, per se, and the corset portion longitudinal edge, the apron 20 is provided with of foundation garments have not been provided fastening devices 22 'o f the slide fastener type with means for concealing the lacings while refor cooperating ,with fastening devices 23 fixed 25 taining the full advantages of theadjustment to the corset body adjacent the eyeleted strip aiforded by such lacings. II, and between the eyelets I3 and the hook and Preferably our invention is embodied in side eye connections Il. When the'lower terminal opening, lfront lace corsets and foundation gar- 24 of the fasteners 22 has .been engaged with the i ments. `Any desired form of back construction cooperating part 24' of the fasteners 23, the slid- 30 may be used, Without departing from our invening member 25 may be actuated and moved into tion. Preferably the body of the garment is made the position shown in Fig. 1 to connect the fasof non-elastic material, with' the usual relatively teners 22 and- 23 and hold the apron 20 in posismall elastic gores or inserts. tion overlying the eyeleted strips ID, II, and lac- -i In the drawings: ingsV I4. Y 35 Fig. lis-a perspective view of a corset embody- A shield 26 is connected to the inside of the g ing our invention, as it appears from the front corset to underlie the lacings Il. Hose supportof the garment when closed. ers 21 are 4connectedto the side front sections Fig. 2 is a view similar to-Fig. 1 but showing I5, IB, eyeleted strips I0, II, and -to the back the apron folded back to disclose .the adjusting of the corset 28 near the sides. 40

lacings, Fig. -2 differing from Fig. 1 also in that Fig. 4 shows the eyeleted Strips. I0 and II adthe. eyeleted lacing strips are shown as closer J'USBd by thc lacing H S0 aS t0 be relatively CIOSG ytogether in Fig, 2 than in Fig 1, together, the apron 20- covering the strips and Fig; 3 is an enlarged, transverse sectional view lacings' and the fasteners n, 23 holtllng the taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, looking in the apron taut transversely but Without requiring the 45 direction indicated bythe rmws .apron to be stretched to a substantial degree. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view similar no Fig. a but I Fg' 3' the lacmgs are shown as having been adjusted to space the eyeleted strips apart to a indicating the relation of the parts when the eyegreater extent than in Fig. 4, requiring the apron i leted lacing Strips are in the Position Shown in `2li to bestretched to a substantial degree when 50 Fig- 2, and Showing the EDIOD C10SB-d Qvel the held in its intended position by the engagement lacing panel. "Y of the fasteners 22, 23. l

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary front view of a foun- A modified embodiment of our invention is dation garment embodying our invention in modillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 in connection with a ied form.

foundation garment which consists of a corset A'should'be such that it will stretch transversely to and a brassire. The latter is indicated at 23. The back oi' the brassire may be integral with "the backof the corset or attached thereto by stitching. The brassire is unattached at the front andv overlies the upper part of the corset. The brassire -is provided with a tab 23 attached to its center lower edge, terminating in a hook 3l which is intended to engage one of the eyelets 3| in the apron 20 of the corset member for the purpose of retaining the brassire in desired position. l

The corset portion of the foundation garment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar to the corset shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, excepting as to the construction of the underlying eyelet and lacing panel. In the modifiedform the central portion of the corset, between the side members l5 and IB, comprises a pair of spaced apart panels 32', 33. The panel 32 preferably is integral with the body section i5vl but it may be a separate piece of fabric stitched to the bodyA section. The panel 33 extends from the free edge to the edge provided with hooks or eyes all. These panels 32, 33l have secured by stitching, to' their under surfaces, eyelet strips 34, 35, respectively, having eyeletsv `3B through which extend the lacings Il. The 'strips 3l, 35 are stitched to the panels 32, 33 inwardly of the edges of said panels, as

indicated. by stitches 3l', 35', respectively, so that the eyelet strips and portions of the lacings I4 are concealed by the overlying panels 32, 33.'

The arrangement of eyeleted strips 33, 34,

lacings i4, and'overlying panels 32, 33 insures perfect smoothness lnotwithstanding the fact that the lacings may be so adjusted asto require maximum. stretching, transversely, of the apron zo. l

The apron 20 preferably is made 'of one piece of material as shown in the drawings, but obviously it may consist oi' two pieces of material, each stitched along one longitudinalmargin to the corset body and having fastening devices such asthe slide fasteners 22, 23 or other suitable devices attached to the proximate free edges. which may be connected together cen- Atrally of the front of the garment instead of sidewise of the -center as shown in the drawings. It will also be understood that while we prefer the slide fasteners 22, 23, many' other typesrof fastening devices may be used. L

The garment is designed so that the width of the apron 2li, that is, its transverse dimension whenunstretched, shall not exceed the width of the underlying laced panel (eyeleted strips and lacing) when the latter has been adjusted to its predetermined minimum width. Thus the apron v`:vill smoothly overlie the eyelet strips I3, Il and v lacings Il (Figs. 1"4) orpanels 32, 33 and .lacings Il (Figs. 5. and 6) notwithstanding variations in the width of the space between said eyelet strips I3= and Il, or 3l, 35. The elastic apron 20 may be made of elastic orof a combination of elastic' and hn-elastic material, but its material the degree required for covering the eyeleted strips and lacing in their adjusted relationships. Thewearer uses the hooks and eyes Il or other vsuitable devices for opening and closing the garment, and uses the fasteners 22, 23 for releasing the apron for the purpose of adjusting the lacing Il.

The word corset as 'used in the appended claims is intended to include corsets and combination corsets and brassires, also referred to as foundation garments. t

aoiaioo necting the strips together to vary the width of v l' 1'5I the front section, a transversely elastic front por- Ition stitched along one longitudinal margin to the ,'corset body, cooperating fastening .means of the slide fastener type on the'opposite edge of the elastic front portion and on the corsetbody for securing the portion to the body in position overlying the lacing and normally holding the adjustable underlying front section of the body con--I trusted. r

2. A foundation garmenty comprising a. side opening corset and a brassire,l the front section of the corset being provided with transversely spaced eyeleted strips, lacings for adjustably:

connecting said strips together to vary the width of the fronty section, a transversely elastic panel attached longitudinally to the corset body, means onthe panel for holding the panel transversely tautin position overlying the eyeleted strips and lacings and permitting access to the-lacings for adjusting the laces, said panel whenunstretched having a width not to exceed the width of the" underlying front section when adjusted by said lacings to its minimum width, eyelets in longi- "i tudinal alignment located centrally of the panel between its upper and -lower edges, and means on the brassire for engaging one of said eyelets in the panel for retaining the brassire in desired relation to the corset.

3. A side opening corset having -a front section provided with a -transversely elastic portion extending from the upper to the lower edge thereof,

means for detachably connecting said front sec-I tion to a side section of id corset, and manually adjustable means conneing side portions of the frontsection and extending across said elastic portion thereof for limiting the vlateral extension of said front section 'to a predetermined maxi-f mum, said front section beingcontractible irre-i spective of the adjustment of sai'd manual means andits side portions supported in adjacentalig'nedrelationship by said transversely elastic portion when said front and side sections are disconnected.

4. 'A corset comprising side sections and4 a'l front section extending as a substantial continuation of one side section toward the opposite side section, detachable fastening means on the free edge portions of'said front and side sections, said front section having lacings connecting side portions thereof for manually adjusting the width of said section, a self-adjusting elastic portion overlying the# lacings and permanently,connected4 along one vertical edge and detachably secured along the opposite vertical edge to Asaid 'front section said elastic portion having a width not to exceed the width of the underlying front sec- ,tion when adjusted by the lacings to airxinimum width, 'whereby said elasticportion will automaticallycontract said front section to its width irrespective of the adjustment of said laci* ings when saidifront and side sections are disconnected and to support the spaced side portions Patent No. 2,013,190.

tion provided with a' transversely elastic portion extending from the upper to the lower edge thereof, means for detachably connecting said front section to a side section of said corset, manually of the front section in adjacent aligned relationship.

5. A corset having a front section detachably connected along one longitudinal margin to a side section of the corset body, said front section comadjustable means connecting said portions of 6 prising transversely spaced eyeleted strips havthe front section and extending across said elasing lacings adjustably connecting said strips totic portion thereof for limiting the lateral exgether and a transversely elastic panel overlying tension of said i'ront section to a predetermined said eyeleted strips and lacings and attached maximum, and detachable means extending longialong one longitudinal margin to the corset body tudinally on said elastic portion for holding said 10 adjacent one eyeleted strip, connecting fastenportion transversely taut in position overlying the ing devices connecting the opposite margin of said manually adjustable means, said front section panel to the corset body adjacent the other eyef being'contractible irrespective of the adjustment leted strip, whereby said strips are supported by of said manual means and its side portions sup' said panel in adjacent aligned 'relationship irported in adjacent aligned relationship by said 15 respective of the adjustment of said lacings when transversely elastic portion when said front and said front section is disconnected from a side side sections are disconnected.

section of the corset body. CHARLES H. SCI-IOPBACH.

6. A side opening corset having a front sec- WILLIAM G. WEBER.

CERTIFICATE 0F coRREcTIIoN.

l `stimmt-er 3, 193s.

CHARLES H. I scHoPAcH, ET AL.

it is hereby certified that error appears in the printed speeiiicationof Vthe above numbered patent requiring`correction as follows: Page 3, second column, line 5, claim 6, for "said" read side; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of November, A. D.- 1935.

Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

(Seal) of the front section in adjacent aligned relationship.

5. A corset having a front section detachably connected along one longitudinal margin to a side section of the corset body, said front section comprising transversely spaced eyeleted strips having lacings adjustably connecting said strips together and a transversely elastic panel overlying said eyeleted strips and lacings and attached along one longitudinal margin to the corset body adjacent one eyeleted strip, connecting fastening devices connecting the opposite margin of said panel to the corset body adjacent the other eyef leted strip, whereby said strips are supported by said panel in adjacent aligned'relationship irrespective of the adjustment of said lacings when said front section is disconnected from a side section of the corset body.

6. A side opening corset having a front sec- CERTIFICATE 0F p Patent No. 2,013,190.

of said manual means and its side portions supported in adjacent aligned relationship by said transversely elastic portion when said iront and side sections are disconnected. CHARLES H. SCI-IOPBACH.

" WILLIAM G. WEBER.

CORRECTION.

`september 3, 193s.

CHARLES H. I sCHoPACH, ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed speciiicatlonof the above numbered patent requiringorrection line 5, claim 6, for "said" be read with this correction of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of November, A. D.- 1935.

(Seal) as follows: Page 3, second column,

read side; and that the said Letters Patent should therein that the same may conform to the record Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

